Be Encouraged.

Hey you guys, firstly I want to apologize for not explaining why I have not posted these past two days the reason is simply, I was out of town. I want to just take a few minutes to just encourage you to go after the LORD in the place of prayer and consecration, and just in the place of holy living.

I have been brought through a rough season where I have just basically not pursued the LORD like He has called me to, and the deal is not that I have stopped pursuing Him at all because I have, but I have not been pushing to reach my full potential like I was, and the LORD convicted me about this. So I have been seeking the LORD's will for how He wants me to pursue Him, and He keeps on directing me to the same place, and it is the same place He wants all of His people to get to, and that is the place of prayer. I have realized that cultivating a lifestyle of prayer, crying out to the LORD is the most difficult thing anyone could ever do, and though that may be the case, I believe, it is the most desired thing of the Father. He wants a people who give themselves to Him. He wants His people to be wholly His, and He wants to know if we will give ourselves to Him in the way He wants us to give ourselves to Him-no matter what- He is longing, and waiting for a bride who will take her stand before Him, crying out for Him to come. I read today Isaiah 51:4(ESV)

"Give attention to Me, My people, and give ear to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and I will set My justice for a light to the peoples."

Jesus wants our attention. God wants YOUR ATTENTION! It is so easy to be a Christian, and not give the LORD your attention. When I was little I would go to church with my family, and to places where I had to be quiet, and that is really hard for children-to be quiet, and completely still- well basically I was in a meeting whether it was church or something else that my mom would take me to, and I would be in the meeting, completely quiet(a lot of the time), but I would fall asleep, and give NO ATTENTION to the speaker. I was in the room fully, but what good were the words of the man speaking if I didn't care or give any attention to what he was saying. Here is the deal with God though, He wants us in His presence, and when we get there, He wants us to give Him our attention, and not only in the secret place, but He wants our attention all the time. He wants us to cultivate a lifestyle of PRAYER. He wants us in the secret place, where it is just you and God, and He wants us in the place of prayer, practicing His presence, giving our attention to Him all the time, and this looks different for different people, but it also looks the same. I have found that, yes, this journey is hard, but every step of the way we are getting closer to the LORD's heart, and He loves that. The fact that lifestyles of prayer pleases the Father needs to be enough for us to just do it, and go all the way.


The point I want to make right now is simply that the rewards of sowing deeply into this lifestyle of prayer are everlasting, and worth some struggle. The LORD sees you where you are in your closet, and He loves to bless you! So please be encouraged, and I pray that the eyes of your heart would be enlightened in the knowledge of God.
He is worthy of what you are doing in secret for Him. Thank you for going after Him. I pray that you would continue on! Even when it gets hard press in, and even if you don't see any results press in, and even if you don't feel any different, I want to impel you to believe that you are storing up treasures in heaven. Praise the LORD!!
Be blessed!
Kasey